Fiore Choi-Yun (Fee-or-ray Choi Yoon)
The Golden Flash of Tacoma
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Baron Fiore Choi-Yun (a.k.a. The Golden Flash)
"All in all, we had given up. Our city was overrun with psychopaths and SI bastards, and even if the Cam cleared it up, there'd be no place for us. Honestly, I was planning on trying my luck over in Puyallup, but I'd probably have gotten mauled or staked before a month was out. But then, we get visited in that little run-down shack by a group of people. We knew some of 'em from around town, but the one at the front was a total mystery. Despite everything that had happened, he kept this sharp grin plastered on his face, and those damn eyes felt like they went right through me. I remember thinking he was a total ass at first, talking about 'the skills painted on our faces' or whatever, but by the time he shut his trap he had rallied half of us out of our funk, and the other half weren't sneezing at the oppritunities in front of us. I can't even remember everything he said, but boy was that snarky little asshole right."At a time when the leaderships of pure strength and pure control failed, the Kindred of Tacoma, or rather the south sound in general, needed a light in the darkness for them to reclaim the city that was theirs. Luckily for them, the Golden Flash, Fiore Choi-Yun was that light, along with his coterie mates, now co-barons. One man was able to speak into the unbeating hearts of Kindred and reawaken them to the true strengths inside that time had eroded, and after two grueling years of working hand-in-hand with the monsters of the night, he now stands at the top of Tacoma's society, and looks out toward the future.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Fiore's body is thin and lithe, some might say scrawny, with a decent amount of muscle definition. Due to being a Kindred, his body will remain as such, save for some very niche potentials among Cainite abilities, although he's never revealed how he dyed his hair blue.
Facial Features
Fiore's teeth are naturally a bit sharper than normal, even disregarding the fangs of the Kindred. He's joked in the past that he used to be called "Sang-eo" for their shark-like teeth.
Alongside that, their sharp, deep blue eyes make a striking mark on their countenance.
Physical quirks
The Golden Baron, despite their class and refinement, tends to walk with a slouch, both on their shoulders and their back. This can sometimes make him seem shorter than usual, but can also give him a hunched, towering feel over those he dominates, either metaphorically or mentally.
Special abilities
As a member of Clan Toreador, Fiore has access to their three main branches of vampiric power: that being Auspex, the ability to increase one's senses natural and supernatural alike, Celerity, the ability to increase one's reflexes and movement to insane speeds, and Presence, the ability to attract or repel the attention of others.
Of those three, Fiore is most skilled at Celerity, using their quick-thinking to move just as fast, and letting their catty personality make for a flashy distraction while the stronger members of their coterie get in position. It's this high speed that earned him the moniker of The Golden Flash in the first place.
But that isn't to say they're a one-trick Kindred. While their talents with Auspex are rather null, they do use Presence to a decent degree, not that their star magnetism needs the help, and even though it isn't in their clan's usual roster he's also skilled in the skills of Dominate, the power to influence and command the minds of others.
Apparel & Accessories
Fiore has an entire gamut of fancy clothing and outfits, of varying presentations from more masculine to more feminine, but one article of clothing that they are never without is a golden, fur-lined top coat, typically worn over his shoulders. He has a version that doesn't have the fur lining, but typically saves that for the summer months when one wouldn't typically be wearing thick furs.
Specialized Equipment
While Fiore has people for combat-oriented tasks, he doesn't shy away from defending himself. While he usually keeps the weapons on their person pretty light, they are fond of a small augmented pistol pilfered from the abandoned stores of the Second Inquisition, which carries an extra punch to help knock down Kindred and even hardier enemies.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Fiore Choi-Yun is a mystery to many Kindred in Tacoma. To any kindred who've been around during the last 3 decades, he's always been there, with a sly smile and an insightful gaze. But before then, they're an absolute blank, both in Kindred society and the mortal world.
They simply didn't exist.
But who they were before matters not, as they put down serious roots in Tacoma quickly after they arrived. Their key product for the Kindred? A discerning eye. Fiore holds a self-proclaimed star talent for reading a person's talents and potential and knowing just where to send them. Recruitment, grouping, even knowing who to stay away from, Fiore was a resource to many looking for just that.
But, it didn't keep him in much of a public eye. At best, it kept him a name to know while his catty personality, and his much more ambitious coterie mates, kept him in enough hot water to mitigate that. The area's restoration might've changed that, but as 2015 reared its head, and the stalemate between the Anarchs and Camarilla raged on, niche non-obscurity seemed to be the extent that Fiore and his allies would reach.
But then the disastrous happened, and a group of powerful and meticulous Sabbat wormed into Tacoma and, as winter came in 2019, raised absolute hell. While it was kept in the silence of the night and under Tacoma's extensive, unexplored catacombs, Kindred from both sects were destroyed, decimated, and pushed out of their city. It didn't help that this sudden influx of violent, less-than-subtle Kindred drew the eye of the Society of Leopold, The Second Inquisition.
While the privileged Camarilla were able to hide in Seattle, their main hub of power in the state, and bolstered their defenses from any further offenses, the Anarchs did not have the same luxury. Of course, some could flee to the Anarch Free States in California, but that would not only require mass travel while also hiding from the sun, but they would also have to move through Oregon, which itself was almost entirely Camarilla controlled, and swarming with Garou, much like most of the Pacific Northwest. That's not even mentioning the fact that the Free States weren't any more stable.
But, in that adversity, Fiore found their time to shine. His discerning eye was able to pair well with the strategic, orderly, business-like calculations of his allies, and with charisma and pluck, he helped gather the scattered Kindred into a unified front.
Even more than that, their efforts as 2020 passed through gathered not only the Anarchs, but many Camarilla who weren't able to stay secure in their high ivory towers, and even more open-minded members of other supernatural species.
As Winter came, the forces gathered by Fiore's keen eyes and charisma began their assault on the forces infecting Tacoma, in a 4-month campaign known as The Cleansing Nights, lasting from early December to late March, ending when the final piece of Sabbat leadership was destroyed by Fiore and his coterie personally. While Fiore was less involved in the next step - ridding Tacoma of the Inquisitions' influence by reducing their power from Joint Base Lewis-McChord - he was still consulted to select the right kind of mental manipulators on the Anarch side.
When this task was completed, Fiore ascended to the station of Baron of Tacoma, as this position is more of a mediator and manager compared to the Camarilla Prince's nigh-divine authority, and many thought "who better to manage the recovered society of Kindred than the coterie who banded them all together in the first place?"
Of course, the Camarilla didn't give up their holdings on Tacoma easily, but with many of their resources in the city dwindled, and the Anarchs fueled by a new sense of unity and victory, any Camarilla kindred who sought to control the city soon found themselves fleeing to the safety of Seattle.
For the first time in a long time, Tacoma is fully in the hands of the Anarchs, a rejuvenated group of Anarchs, and with Fiore at the head, the future can only tell how many crazy plans are in the works.
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However, there is much more to Fiore than what meets the eye, but even those in their closest circles only know so much. They barely escaped a terrible tragedy as a mortal youth nearly a century ago, only surviving alongside their mother, and was found by a duplicitous individual of the Camarilla, one whose influence still lives to this day in Seattle, and his discerning eye and grand intentions are for more than just vanities sake. As for the exact details of his plan, and the history of the Golden Baron, only time will tell.
Gender Identity
Many Kindred, especially as time passes and gender presentation evolves, discard the societal sense of presentation for more of their own style, whatever that might be. Fiore seems to be one such, feeling a very loose attachment to their born gender, and present themselves in a very flamboyant and casual, some might say slut-chic, form of masculinity.
Sexuality
Fiore is attracted to those he can fluster more than any one particular gender. Especially since the Kindred emotions of love and pleasure are different from the kine, it's all in the game of getting one off their balance that intrigues him. Although, that does give them a "type" for stronger, and more dominant individuals since they're the most fun to "break" for lack of a better word.
Education
While most of his past is shrouded in mystery, Fiore does have quite the learned assortment of knowledge, although takes a more 'jack of all trades, master of none' approach, trusting experts he finds to the true accumulation of knowledge.
Intellectual Characteristics
At times, the golden Baron of Tacoma can come across as a bit flighty. They often act rather bubbly and casual, no matter the circumstance, and always speak with a somewhat irreverent, catty tone. But, as with many Kindred, this is but a front to get underestimated or to pry to a degree they usually wouldn't be able to, under a veil of perceived ignorance.
Of course, Fiore's greatest mental feat is their notable level of Insight, reading people, their talents, their skills, and personalities with an intense lens. It's not foolproof, and the Baron is as prone to missteps as any other thinking being, but he has been able to hone it to a high degree during his time as a middle-man, a strategist, and now a Baron.
Morality & Philosophy
No one in their right mind would call any Kindred moral. They could hold the best intentions imaginable, and act like a saint (as some particular clans are wont to do), but at the end of the night, they will still be blood-sucking monsters with an undeniable beast inside them, and an unquenchable hunger.
That being said, Fiore does their best to not fall into the jaws of his beast, the same as many Kindred, and is very much an advocate for a sense of community among their kind, something strengthened and emboldened after nearly two whole years of unified strife and then victory. Alongside that, he does have his own standards and acts he finds as unforgivable, although he keeps those cards close to his chest.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
While being a Baron is more of a mediation position versus the jeweled authority of the Camarilla's Princes, Fiore takes great pride in the title and seeks to improve Tacoma not just for the Kindred, but for the supernatural of all walks, especially as the Second Inquisition grows by the day.
Of course, he also has a great desire to get his fill of money and resources, as well as strike back at the Camarilla when the time is right.
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There is also an artifact beneath Tacoma, one barely mentioned in any kind of history, but with the Sabbat's invasion raking up many mysteries, and their defeat leaving the results to the Anarchs to till through, a thread has appeared, and Fiore is ready to tug on the line.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Fiore is
- A star talent at assessment
- A skilled shot with a pistol
- Chock full of natural charisma
- Has a rather keen mind for business
- And has the balance and reflexes to accent their high-speed abilities
- Frequently too casual about blindspots in plans
- Often frivolous and forgetful on his own
- Incapable of not snarking or being sarcastic
- and has far too many secrets and hidden plans up their sleeves
Hygiene
Despite not accumulating germs like mortal folk, Fiore still keeps up with oral hygiene and showers often to keep a fresh, flowery scent about him.
They also have a rigorous skin care program, but since it's more of a comfort and habit than something they actually need, they do it only about once a month.
Social
Family Ties
While Fiore doesn't have any mortal family left behind, and doesn't have any public kindred familial connections either, they treat their attendants, Argos and Labalaba Fantasias, as if they were their own Childer or sire-siblings, with the trust and bond that comes with that (in positive relationships at least.)
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They share the same bond with the other half of their Aide team, Alex Cojocaru and Nima Kader, but since the two of them prefer to live more in the metaphorical, and sometimes literal, shadows that bond is less obvious to the outside world.
Speech
Fiore speaks with a calm, almost sing-songy, tone to their voice by default, allowing it to raise in pitch or harden in tone only when it'd work the best. They also tend to speak very casually, without much care for elegance or proper structure.
Relationships
History
While not being very obvious with one another, Fiore and Gervais met when both of them were living very different lives, with Fiore using his observational skills to key Gervais into a potential spot of trouble. This gave him the chance to prepare for the inevitable, and in the modern nights Gervais has come to be a trusted friend, ally, and more for his fellow Baron.
Wealth & Financial state
Kindred wealth is measured more by status and influence than mere materials, especially at higher levels of kindred society. But, in both regards, Fiore is quite wealthy, with a gamut of mortal companies they've dipped their toes into as well as just as money vampiric honeypots at their grasp and disposal.
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Alignment
Chaotic "Good"
Current Status
Leading Tacoma's Kindred
Current Location
Species
Honorary & Occupational Titles
- Baron of Tacoma
- Golden Flash
- Gilded Rose
- The Sly King/교활한 왕 - self-appointed
Currently Held Titles
Age
23 (Physically)
Date of Birth
August 13th
Date of Death
April 16th [Unknown Year]
Circumstances of Death
The Embrace
Birthplace
Unknown (Korea)
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Pronouns
He/him and They/Them
Gender
GNC Male
Presentation
Flamboyantly Masculine
Eyes
Sapphire Blue, thin
Hair
Died blue, shaved on the sides but long in the back and on the top
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Pale
Height
6' 2"
Weight
138 lbs
Belief/Deity
None, aside from themself
Aligned Organization
Other Affiliations
Ruled Locations
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